MODIFYING PRINT MATERIALS FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION STUDENTS
Our special education teachers adapt and modify all types of print materials on a regular basis to use in instruction with their students. Surely they have special exemptions?
Susan F- I would say the same copyright laws apply to the special ed teachers with the materials they use, but they should be able to adapt them. Fair Use would probably come into play here. Here's a good tool to "rate" use and determine Fair v. Infringement: http://www.benedict.com/Info/FairUse/Visualizer/Visualizer.aspx
Leigh P.- I would like to know what kind of adaptations and modifications they are making. Can you be more descriptive? I know there is nothing in the law that makes special considerations for special education. But we may also want to cross-reference this with the Individuals With Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)/ Americans with Disabilities Act Section 504 and Title II. It is the teacher's responsibility to use the allowable percent (copying, scanning). It is also the teacher's responsibility to be informed when it comes to purchasing adaptive materials. They do exist for the special education field. Kate Huntley, whom I've had recent discussions with on adaptive technology and materials, would be a great person to ask about this.
Our special education teachers adapt and modify all types of print materials on a regular basis to use in instruction with their students. Surely they have special exemptions?
Susan F- I would say the same copyright laws apply to the special ed teachers with the materials they use, but they should be able to adapt them. Fair Use would probably come into play here. Here's a good tool to "rate" use and determine Fair v. Infringement: http://www.benedict.com/Info/FairUse/Visualizer/Visualizer.aspx
Leigh P.- I would like to know what kind of adaptations and modifications they are making. Can you be more descriptive? I know there is nothing in the law that makes special considerations for special education. But we may also want to cross-reference this with the Individuals With Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)/ Americans with Disabilities Act Section 504 and Title II. It is the teacher's responsibility to use the allowable percent (copying, scanning). It is also the teacher's responsibility to be informed when it comes to purchasing adaptive materials. They do exist for the special education field. Kate Huntley, whom I've had recent discussions with on adaptive technology and materials, would be a great person to ask about this.